Noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm resembling a cystic cardiac mass

Echocardiography. 2020 Feb;37(2):366-367. doi: 10.1111/echo.14583. Epub 2020 Jan 24.

Abstract

A sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare cardiac anomaly, and it is usually clinically silent. However, it may lead to symptoms when it compresses adjacent cardiac structures. Herein, we would like to report a 45-year-old lady with exertional dyspnea who was first diagnosed with having a cystic cardiac mass on transthoracic echocardiogram. Then, transesophageal echocardiogram and cardiac computed tomography revealed an unruptured aneurysm of noncoronary sinus of Valsalva.

Keywords: aneurysm; aortic reconstruction; cardiac mass; noncoronary; right atrium; sinus of Valsalva.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging